Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia
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OverviewMedical usesAdverse eventsProcedureRecovery and rehabilitationUsageHistoryResearchPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary artery disease. The procedure is used to place and deploy coronary stents, a permanent wire-meshed tube, to open narrowed coronary arteries. PCI is considered 'non-surgical' as it uses a small hole in a peripheral artery (leg/a… Other names: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary angioplasty medical abbreviations
Other names: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary angioplasty
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